Treatment of exertional heat injuries with portable body cooling unit in a mass endurance event

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 246-248

  Hee Nee, Pang ^a   Rupeng, Mong ^a   Lee, Vernon J ^a   Chua, Wei Chong ^a   Seet, Benjamin ^a  

^a Singapore Army   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; INFUSION FLUID; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COOLING UNIT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DEVICE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXERTIONAL HEAT INJURY; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HEAT INJURY; HEAT STROKE; HEPATITIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; HYDRATION; HYPERTHERMIA; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LETTER; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; RESUSCITATION; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HEAT STROKE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; RUNNING;

EID: 76249102471     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.09.022     Document Type: Letter

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